EKU Chautauqua Lecture Series "Beauty Matters" presents Dr. Karen Tice (Professor and Chair of UK's Dept. of Gender and Women's Studies and author of Queens of Academe and Tales of Wayward Girls and Immoral Women.
Thursday, Dec 5 at 7:30pm at EKU Campus (O'Donnel Hall, Whitlock Building)
As part of the "Reel to Reel" film series, the Special Collections library will show 'In Country' on November 19th at 7 pm in Worsham Theater.
Title: Some progresses on two-dimensional Riemann problems in gas dynamics
Abstract: Two dimensional Riemann problems for compressible fluid flows assume the simplest piecewise sectorial initial state but provide the most fundamental wave configurations, including the reflection of oblique shocks and vortex-shock interaction etc. In this talk I will show many fascinating pictures, based on 2D Riemann solutions, to disclose the mysteries of compressible fluid world both through analytical tools (in the form of mathematical theorems) and computational techniques (in the form of simulations). The analysis is based on the characteristic decomposition theory we developed recently, while the simulations are obtained using the generalized Riemann problem (GRP) scheme that is equipped with a highly accurate solver in the construction of numerical fluxes by a way of tracking singularities analytically and keeping entropy exactly computed.
Meet to plan next week's meeting and spring events
Come join Sigma Tau Delta & help us plan our Spring activities.
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research will bring nearly 4,000 additional students from across the country to the UK campus where they will present their research and creative endeavors while meeting other like-minded students.
Travis Martin's "Journal of Military Experience" gives veterans a valuable outlet for coping with the traumas of war.
UK Special Collections will celebrate the career of Appalachia scholar and historian Ron D. Eller with the donation ceremony of the Ron Eller Papers Nov. 8.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe, the Japanese government is proactively working to solve the major challenges Japan faces. Consul-General Kato discusses these challenges and outlines Japan’s path for-ward to prosperity.
Aki Kawamura’s talk will center on Kankuro Kudos, a popular screenwriter, dramatist, director and actor in Japan. His latest film, King of Apology, recently premiered in New York City.
Kawamura researches contemporary American literature and culture in the context of postmodern and ethnic studies, especially 9/11 novels like works by Don DeLillo, Paul Auster, and Jonathan Safran Foer, and politics of hip hop culture. He has been recently interested in Japanese artists influenced by American culture, and would like to introduce them to American society as a Japanese researcher specializing in American studies.
A reception will follow the talk.
Sponsored by the American Studies Program
